We supply America • Season 1 • Episode 5 • PG • 21 min 

Big enough to matter, small enough to care

In the fifth episode of We Supply America, we travel to Southfield, Michigan just outside of Detroit to meet with the team of Great Lakes Hotel Supply Company.

Championing The Noble Calling Of Distribution

Founded in 1933, this 4th generation family-owned foodservice equipment dealer puts their customers and employee at the center of all they do. Driven by their core values this independent business is big enough to matter, small enough to care.

starring in this episode

Marc Israel

Owner, Visionary

Diane Sorenson

Marketing Director

Dave Hubbard

Chief Operations Officer

Shannon Berndt

Project Coordinator

Carrie Floyd

Bar Program Manager and Accounting Team

Matt McGrail

Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Cork & Gable, Detroit

Macushla

Chief Morale Officer

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Lead by founder Dirk Beveridge, UnleashWD is a design, innovation, and strategy firm who transforms legacy wholesale distributors into nimble and innovative market leaders.

Infor is a global leader in business cloud software who designs modern, intuitive, and agile solutions that help wholesale distributors achieve continuous innovation to be more competitive.

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